A cart brimming with Thai-inspired chocolate bars, featuring unique flavours ranging from Mango Chili and Massaman Peanut Curry to Thai Tea and Khao Soi Curry, has trundled into Meliá Chiang Mai in support of local sustainable farmers.
The hotel has joined forces with award-winning boutique chocolatier Siamaya, a Chiang Mai company that makes bean-to-bar chocolate from locally sourced organic Thai cacao beans and ingredients, and that pays farmers higher prices to ensure they receive a living wage.
The chocolate-laden cart is permanently stationed at the entrance of the hotel’s all-day dining restaurant Laan Na Kitchen.
The partnership with Siamaya is part of the hotel’s network of ethical and chemical-free suppliers, which includes gourmet farm Seed in San Sai District; organic gourmet farm Rong Khum in San Pa Tong; Jartisann’s Original Thai Cheese, which crafts artisanal cheese made from high-quality, locally sourced raw cow’s milk; and Supha Bee Farm, a local honeybee farm in Mae Rim.
The hotel’s guests are also welcome to participate in Siamaya Chocolate’s chocolate making workshops and learn about what it means to have social awareness and sustainability as small business key values.
